100 Greatest Albums of All Time

Ah, albums…much better than songs in isolation, don’t you agree? I think so, anyway. This is not my attempt at canonizing the best music. It’s not really a “greatest albums” list, but, like my other lists, it’s a list of personal favourite albums (not including classical, jazz, and blues).

1. After the Gold Rush (1970) – Neil Young

2. The Queen is Dead (1986) – The Smiths

3. Astral Weeks (1968) – Van Morrison

4. Abbey Road (1969) –The Beatles

5. Remain in Light (1980) – Talking Heads

6. Pet Sounds (1966) – The Beach Boys

7. OK Computer (1997) – Radiohead

8. Blood on the Tracks (1975) – Bob Dylan

9. Loaded (1970) – The Velvet Underground

10. Stand By Your Man (1969) – Tammy Wynette

11. Blue (1971) – Joni Mitchell

12. Harvest (1972) – Neil Young

13. All Things Must Pass (1970) – George Harrison

14. Otis Blue (1965) – Otis Redding

15. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) – Bob Dylan

16. Nebraska (1982) – Bruce Springsteen

17. Marquee Moon (1977) – Television

18. Curse Your Branches (2009) – David Bazan

19. Twice Removed (1994) – Sloan

20. Transformer (1972) – Lou Reed

21. Hunky Dory (1971) – David Bowie

22. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) – Wilco

23. Only Visiting this Planet (1972) – Larry Norman

24. Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968) – The Byrds

25. More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) – Talking Heads

26. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – The Beatles

27. The Velvet Underground (1969) – The Velvet Underground

28. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969) – Neil Young and Crazy Horse

29. Moondance (1970) – Van Morrison

30. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) – Ray Charles

31. Murmur (1983) – R.E.M.

32. At Folsom Prison (1968) – Johnny Cash

33. The Village Green Preservation Society (1967) – The Kinks

34. Time of the Last Persecution (1971) – Bill Fay

35. What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye

36. Loveless (1991) – My Bloody Valentine

37. Grievous Angel (1974) – Gram Parsons

38. Music from Big Pink (1968) – The Band

39. D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) – Tammy Wynette

40. Illinois (2005) – Sufjan Stevens

41. Tonight’s the Night (1975) – Neil Young

42. Revolver (1966) – The Beatles

43. Meat is Murder (1985) – The Smiths

44. The Bends (1995) – Radiohead

45. London Calling (1979) – The Clash

46. Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) – Judy Garland

47. Who’s Next (1971) – The Who

48. The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967) – The Velvet Underground and Nico

49. Horses (1975) – Patti Smith

50. Call Me (1973) – Al Green

51. #1 Record (1972) – Big Star

52. Desire (1976) – Bob Dylan

53. Expensive Shit (1975) – Fela Kuti and Africa 70

54. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) – David Bowie

55. MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) – Nirvana

56. Funeral (2004) – Arcade Fire

57. Mermaid Avenue (1998) – Billy Bragg and Wilco

58. Doolittle (1989) – The Pixies

59. Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967) – Leonard Cohen

60. Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993) – Digable Planets